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ANERGY
Definition of ANERGY
noun
Dilute or disorganized energy, which cannot be transformed into work; bound energy
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin anergia, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not, without”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,240)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANERGY · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANERGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 82, 10 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 82, 10 August 2026.
Built from these letters
ANERGY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEGNRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found ANERGY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 82 - and most players walked straight past it.
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